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Man accused of trying to kidnap Escondido teen held without bail

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) - Edgar Gutierrez was booked into San Diego County jail in Vista after midnight Friday; after a 15-year-old girl reported an attempted abduction.

She told Escondido Police that she was walking down Linwood Street, on her way to Orange Glen High School Thursday morning. She said she had about a mile to go when a bushy-haired, bearded man grabbed her in a bear-hug. She fought him off and ran away. She’s described as scared but not physically hurt.